Garden in April Part 2

The lawn is starting to recover from the removal of moss by the power lawn rake. I must make a note not to do that next year and see what happens.

The hostas below at the side of the house are growing well. After the rain I found one huge snail that was taken down the garden. I now have to check every morning and evening. Apparently it's only when they are under stress that they attract snails and slugs.

The viburnum in the front border have flowered well. The flowers are over at the top but near the bottom they are at their best.

This is interesting. The pink dwarf crab apple below has been there years. But what is this white bush? Last year I noticed something growing alongside the crab but it had hardly any flowers. I tried to remove it but it was too close to the other one. This was last April.

This year it has all this wonderful white blossom that smells delightful. I'm guessing it is a flowering cherry whose seed might have have been in the pot the crab apple came in twenty years ago and has gradually grown bigger. Who knows.

There are not so many forget-me-nots this year, but still enough to make an impression.

The clematis had a little trim last week so now looks a lot better. More flowers to come.

I don't seem to have many tulips in the garden, but this red one in the bedding border always stands out.

I much prefer this white daffodil  to those yellow ones.

Just coming into it's best, the maypole crab is always quite dramatic.

Nearing the end of April and the first geranium phaeum is beginning to flower.

And finally, I have no idea what this yellow plant is. I thought it was weed but it looks fine.

The Camassia leichtini Caerulea below is not as good as previous years. Maybe too much competitoion.

Similarly, the Muscari latifolium or grape hyacinth is fairly sparse.

Below is the hedge at the front with the lovely  Photinia red robin in flower.

At the end of April, the Clematis montana (see above) is now at it's best.